Saturday, June 7, 2008

Figure Drawing at the Essex

Very few people showed up today. Out of town, just too hot to get out of the air-conditioned house, or maybe just too tired - it seemed the 5 of us who showed up today were all tired and groggy. Must be the heat. It was a bit warm in the studio by 11 am when we stopped.


Here's what I came up with today. After several weeks of not drawing at all, it was hard to get started and this is my 2nd try of the same pose. I had to make myself slow down and take breaks. I didn't measure anything, just tried to slow down and sight it. The position of that leg with the knee facing me, was not easy!


6 comments:

Sandpiper (Lin) said...

Well done! You have good instincts, and talent to carry through. I really enjoy your art.

RH Carpenter said...

Thanks, Lin. It's been pretty quite around here - I thought everyone had deserted me! But I haven't been putting new work on recently and that makes a difference. It was good to get back to drawing in the studio again.

Dawn said...

that knee is spot on Rhonda! nice work!

RH Carpenter said...

Thanks, Dawn. I did do pretty good with that knee and bent leg - but I spent a lot of time fiddling with it, too!

Ann Buckner said...

I enjoy seeing your figure work. I like the way you did his arm coming across his chest and the left knee/leg.

RH Carpenter said...

Thanks, Ann! I appreciate you stopping by and commenting. I think this is fairly successful - but you should have seen the first one! haha Not sharing it - sometimes you just have to start over, you know...